We will hike and explore the trails at the John P. Hall Sr. Nature Preserve which is part of the Bayard conservation area on the St. Johns River. You might want to wear comfortable shoes and bring sunscreen, snacks, bug spray and plenty of water. We will meet at the McDonald's on US 17 across from the Dog Track in Orange Park. Leader: Diane J. 821-6707. http://www.sjrwmd.com/recreationguide/bayard

Carpool Meeting Place: Hardees Restaurant on Lane Avenue near I- 10. The Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail stretches 16 miles from the city of Gainesville through the Paynes Prairie Preserve and the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area. This is a paved bike trail with hills and curves. We will begin our ride at the Hawthorne trail head off of US 301. We will leave the Hardees on Lane Ave at 8:30 AM for the trip to the trail head. It is approximately a 1.5 hour drive. Bring sunscreen, water and snacks for the ride. We will stop for lunch after the ride. Leaders: Judy M. 398-2750 and Paula S. 886-0404

EcoQuest is a kayak adventure where you choose how much you want to participate, up to five locations. Each location will have five cache sites along specified routes. You must pre-register by selecting and purchasing the locations you wish to paddle. You will be provided with a map with geocache locations circled and GPS coordinates for each. You may use either your GPS for the geocaching sites or Google Earth’s mapping system. Geocache locations have “Treasure Boxes” where you must insert your numbered tickets. We will send you a perforated card with your entry number on it and enough tickets to enter in each of the caches you have chosen. At the end of the week, tickets will be counted for each location and winner will be determined during Saturday’s Fun Fest.

See: http://ecoquestadventure.com/

This is a scenic paddle down one of the most beautiful rivers in the Southeast. We will meet at 8:30 am at McDonald's on Hwy 17 near 295 and caravan/carpool to High Springs to begin our adventure. We can launch from the Canoe Outpost outfitters (on Hwy 27) and paddle to Rum Island where the outfitter provides a shuttle for boats and paddlers back to the parking lot. The shuttle for personal boats is approximately $20 per boat. It may be less depending on how many boats we have. Rentals are available at the outfitters at $35 for kayaks and $40 for canoes and tandem kayaks. Please let me know how many we will need to rent so that I can make arrangements. Everyone will need to bring snacks, water, lunch, sunscreen, and bug repellent. This is an easy paddle accessible to beginners (all downstream). Please join us for a wonderful time! Leader: Erica Shaffor 200-0168

* Morihiko Nakahara, conductor

Annual Concert hosted by ARIAS (Amelia Residents In Action for the Symphony)

Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with a spirited concert by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Selections include music by John Williams, Gershwin and Copland, An Armed Forces Salute and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Time: 8pm
Location: First Baptist Church, Fernandina Beach (1600 South 8th Street)
Tickets: $15 each; $10 for groups of 20 or more.
Information: Contact Bill Gingrich at 277-7094.

The is now in its 21st year and is the largest event of its kind in Clay County, located on the on the beautifully landscaped area in front of Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts and St. Johns River Community College. It is the most attended Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performance outside of Jacoby Symphony Hall.

However, the Concert On The Green is much more than just an annual concert. It is host to the Young Artist Scholarship Competitions, supporting the artistic abilities of Clay County students. Proceeds from the Concert On The Green will benefit Clay County Schools Music and Art programs and Rotary charities.

Log on to the Concert on the Green website for tickets and information.

Gates open at 5 pm
Music at 6:30 pm

* Morihiko Nakahara, conductor

Kick off Memorial Day Weekend with the annual BRASS Community Concert on the lawn of the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse. Bring friends and neighbors, lawn chairs, and picnic to celebrate with a patriotic Jacksonville Symphony concert featuring a full color guard and a tribute to our U.S. Armed Forces. The grounds open at 5:00 p.m. Music starts at 6:30 p.m. with the Sons of the Beaches Barbershop Choir, followed by the Jacksonville Symphony.

Admission is FREE.
Location: TPC Sawgrass – Clubhouse grounds
Sponsored by Beaches Residents Actively Supporting the Symphony (BRASS)

The contributions of BRASS members and friends make it possible to bring this free event to the community. For information, email BRASS@jaxsymphony.org.

The 2010 Art in the Heart of Downtown art show and sale will feature the work of talented artists and master craftspeople from around the country.

Festival patrons will enjoy both the sounds of first-rate jazz performers and browse through the work of talented artists from around the nation- all in a vibrant street festival setting.

Mediums include: Clay, Digital, Drawing, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture and Wood

For more information, call (904) 630-3690 or email events@coj.net.

Reception for the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery's newest exhibit: Liquid Peace; Exploring the Natural Wetlands of the St John's River, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, in the Student Union, Building 58E, Room 2401. The exhibit will feature paintings by UNF Art& Design faculty member Jim Draper.

Let’s have a weekday hike at UNF. There are some great trails and a chance to spot an owl or a gopher tortoise. We’ll hike for about 5 miles on shaded trails.

Bring water, insect repellant, and suntan lotion. Parking is $3.00, so let’s meet in the Publix parking lot at St. Johns Town Center about 9:45 a.m. and consolidate cars.

If you are driving directly to the trailhead, enter UNF from the 9A/St. Johns Bluff Rd entrance and go about 1/2mile. The trailhead parking is on the right where you purchase parking passes. No pets.

Outing Leader: Bill Armstrong, email armsfam@yahoo.com.

Take ride of your life in Jacksonville′s 6th Tour, presented by the St. Augustine Independent Restaurant Association (SAiRA) to stop diabetes!

4 different route options highlight incredible scenery; the best Northeast Florida has to offer! Whether you like to ride Spanish moss-lined streets, farm country (watch for potatoes in the road!), or see waves break on the Atlantic coast, we have it all - we′ll even throw in some intense bridge climbs for a great workout!

For registration, volunteer or sponsor information, please contact Kimberly A. Lewis, Tour Director at klewis@diabetes.org, 888-DIABETES x3061 or 904-730-7200 x3061 or visit http://main.diabetes.org/jaxtour. Jacksonville′s Tour de Cure is known for safety and high-service!

New in 2010 - Shuttle service for 1-day riders back to the start line from St. Augustine Beach! Three departures on Saturday, May 22, on the hour at 2:30-3:30-4:30pm. Take advantage of luggage valet service to your hotel while you ride, guarded parking at all venues, guarded bike storage Sat. night, plentiful SAG vehicles, Safety Escort Riders of Florida (SERF) motorcycle patrols, and lavishly-stocked rest stops every 10-12 miles along EVERY route (halfway for the Fun Ride).

Tour de Cure′s Taste of St. Augustine - Saturday night′s celebration features a dinner smorgasbord courtesy of SAiRA, and San Sebastian Winery will be on hand to pour complementary local vintages! This is not your average ride dinner with cold, sticky pasta! Tour’s special evening treats participants to a spectacular ocean view, laid back atmosphere designed for fun and great fellowship, and features a short recognition program and then live entertainment for those who aren′t too saddle-sore to dance!

http://main.diabetes.org/jaxtour

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
100 Savannah Blvd , U.S. 441,
10 miles south of Gainesville
Micanopy, FL 32667
352-466-3397.

The drive from Jacksonville is about 1.5 hours.

Hike the trails of the prairie in search of wildlife.

Meet at Visitors Center in the State Park.

Graham's Cell Numbers
904-497-9878
904-472-1389

Email - floridascot@comcast.net


Book your campsite through
https://www.reserveamerica.com

We’ll walk for about five or six leisurely miles on scenic trails with expansive views of marshes, forests, Capo Creek, and the Tolomato River.

Please meet at 9:00 a.m. at the trail head for the Guana trails which isa bout 200 yards beyond the dam. T

he entrance to Guana (Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Reserve) and the dam is on the west side of AIA approximately 17 miles south of Butler Boulevard. The entrance is just north of the Gate service station on AIA. There is a $3 entrance fee to Guana if you don’t have a pass.

There is no need to make reservations. Please bring lunch if you can stay for lunch and bring water, suntan lotion and insect repellent. Children are welcome. No pets please.

Outing Leader: BrianParadise, email bgparadise@comcast.net.

8am for carpooling. We should be on the water by 10:30. This will be a DAY TRIP on the beautiful Silver River. See monkeys, gators and maybe some otters too if we're lucky. We will paddle upriver to Silver Springs We can't get out in that area, but it's fun to paddle there and see the springs and the people and listen to the music. Then it will be an easy paddle back to the put-in. Plan on being gone all day. Bring plenty of water, snacks and your lunch and we'll eat lunch on the riverbank. 8:00 AM is the time we'll leave McDonald's on US 17 across from dog track. We will put in at Ray's Wayside Park the entrance fee is $5. DIRECTIONS TO WAYSIDE PARK - US 17 to FL 19 in Palatka, FL 19 to County Road 314 Just past Salt Springs, CR 314 to US 40. Turn right on 40 – go across the bridge and turn left into Wayside Park.
Leader: Earline V 614.8629 e.veltman@comcast.net

Cirque nouveau-style acrobats and artists return to the JSO stage to meet the full power of symphonic sound. Marvel at this cast of the world's best aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, and much more. Last year's amazing performances were sold out.

* Fabio Mechetti, conductor
* Alexei Romanenko, cello

The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra salutes its generous donors and patrons with an annual appreciation concert featuring highlights from the past season. Selections include Mozart's Overture to Cosi fan tutte, and excerpts from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony and Shumann's Cello Concerto featuring Principal Cellist Alexei Romanenko.

For JSO donor and membership information, call (904) 354-1473. Become a Symphony Donor and receive a thank-you invitation to this special concert.

Program to be announced

Free event, no ticket required

Performed at: Central Park, Fernandina Beach maps.google.com

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival www.aicmf.com

Showcasing young artists and faculty from the McDuffie Center for Strings (www2.mercer.edu/mcduffie)

Free event, no ticket required


Performed at: The Historic Nassau County Courthouse • www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Nassau/

416 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, FL
• Phone 904-491-6430

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival www.aicmf.com

Robert Spano, piano
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Works by Schumann, Debussy and Schubert’s "Trout Quintet"


Tickets: $25 -- Call for Tickets 904-261-1779 or email office@aicmf.com


Performed at: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church • www.poplcamelia.org


2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL • Phone 904-261-6306

Michael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer of African, Native American, Irish, French, and German descent. His music blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock.

Purchase tickets online at http://www.freebirdlive.musictoday.com/

The band is known for their lush, multi-layered, psychedelic arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song and album titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which feature costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands, large amounts of confetti, and frontman Wayne Coyne's signature man-sized plastic bubble, in which he traverses the audience. In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die".

Friday, May 14, 2010
Starts 7:30 pm

Tickets: $38.50, $34.50 & $29.50

Buy tickets online at Ticket Master.

Come down Friday afternoon, set up camp and hang out, bike or hike. The park is about two hours from Jacksonville near Sanford, Fl. Saturday those that want to paddle, we will do the canoe/kayak run from King's landing to the state park which is a 5 hour paddle downstream. Canoe and kayak rentals are available at the concessions or through the outfitter. Friday afternoon, depending on when you get there or Sunday morning there is a 9 miles bike trail or 13.5 miles of hiking trails (you don't have to do it all). There is also snorkeling and swimming in the spring if you want get in the cold water. Plenty of fun things to do. Campsites are $12.00 for half a site/one tent per night, $24.00 for the weekend.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/wekiwasprings/default.cfm
Leader: Diane J. 821-6707.

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival www.aicmf.com
Mozart and selected works for solo piano
Tickets: $60 -- Call for Tickets 904-261-1779 or email office@aicmf.com
Performed at: Amelia Plantation Chapel • www.ameliachapel.com
36 Bowman Road, Amelia Island, FL • Phone 904-277-4414

A special Art Matters lecture by Dr. Debra Murphy about a featured artist in the Tradition Redefined exhibit.

Free and open to the public.

MOCA Jacksonville
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 366-6911

Fabio Mechetti, conductor • Kayo Ishimaru, harp

COLINA: Los Caprichos • GINASTERA: Harp Concerto • MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition


Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra • www.jaxsymphony.org • Jacoby Hall • 904-354-5547

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival www.aicmf.com
Robert McDuffie, violin
Works by Vivaldi and Piazolla
Tickets: $40 -- Call for Tickets 904-261-1779 or email office@aicmf.com
Performed at: Amelia Community Theater • www.ameliacommunitytheatre.org
209 Cedar Street, Fernandina Beach, FL • Phone 904-261-6749

Mother’s Day Concert
Sunday: 5:30 – 9 P.M.

Featuring the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

A Little Night Music
5:45 p.m. Jacksonville Mass Choir

A Tribute to Michael Jackson

Location: Sea Walk Pavilion

His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 84, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever. Don't look for him in some kind of semi-retirement; look for him out on the road, playing for people, popping up in a myriad of T.V. commercials, or laying down tracks for his next album. B.B. King is as alive as the music he plays, and a grateful world can't get enough of him.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Event Time: 8 PM
Ticket Price: $53.50, $43.50, $33.50
On sale January 15 at 10 AM
Contact Florida Theatre for tickets, (904) 355-2787.

We're going to start at the Mission at the corner of Ocean & San Marco Ave, proceed down one of St. Augustine's most beautiful streets - Magnolia, then on to May St. to Vilano Bridge, once over the bridge we'll head north a tad, then cross over A1A to the beach at Surfside Park, head south on the beach, exit & begin our journey back taking the scenic boardwalk under the Vilano Bridge then up & over it again.

Other than Magnolia St. this is an all open hike, so make sure you're well protected = hats, sunscreen, & plenty of water.

What you're likely to see....lots of different birds, estuaries, bunnies, dolphins, beautiful sights! Looking over St. Augustine from the top of the bridge is fantastic.

This is approximately 6-7 miles, once back at the Mission - the grounds are beautiful to walk around, take photos & visit the little chapel, I believe it's free - but I will confirm that. Parking is free.

We’ll visit this special area to observe birds with Leslie Royce, the Conservation Director of Duval Audubon, who has established the Shore Bird Survey for the Park.

We will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the parking lot straight ahead as you go in the entrance before you turn for the pay station. Then we’ll carpool into the park to save on the number of cars.

The outing will be over by 11 a.m. Please bring sunscreen, binoculars, water and lunch if you can stay for lunch. It costs $1.00 per person to enter the Park, but entrance fees will depend on the number of people in cars.

Outing Leader: Janet Larson, email JCLarson168@msn.com

Featuring THE MACHINE • Christopher Confessore, conductor

PURE FLOYD: Welcome to "The Machine" – a band whose sole focus is to make every show an authentic Floydian experience, with dramatic lighting, video and theatrics. Joined by the Jacksonville Symphony, the sonic depth of Pink Floyd will be enhanced and expanded like never before.

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra • www.jaxsymphony.org • Jacoby Hall • 904-354-554

This new 19-acre park located in Nassau County opened in 2009 has a boat ramp, boardwalk, fishing pier, floating dock, nature walk, and picnic shelters. Earline will lead a paddle to investigate the channels & oyster beds on the Nassau River in the morning while the non-paddlers investigate the nature walk & fishing pier. Bring your rod if you want to try your luck fishing! We'll regroup for lunch at one of the picnic shelters. Bring your lunch, plenty of sun screen, water. Directions: Take I-95 north to Exit #373, SR-200/SR A1A to Callahan Fernandina. Take FL 200 toward Yulee, turn right on Old Nassauville Road/CR 107, then turn left on Goffinsville Rd. (From Nassauville Rd/ CR 107 it's approx. 3.6 miles to 95001 Goffinsville Road)

Leaders: Earline 614-8629 e.veltman(at)comcast.net, Sandy 995-4550, Jeff 386-462-4918.

Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 • Golijov Omaramor for solo cello • Mendelssohn Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2, Op. 58 • Prokofiev Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119

The Ritz Chamber Music Society, Inc., sponsors a new Recital Series at the St. John’s Cathedral in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, which offers solo performances by members of the Ritz Chamber Players and guest artists.

Free and open to the public! / Suggested Donation $10

St. John’s Cathedral • www.saintjohnscathedral.org
256 East Church Street (Duval at Market Street), Jacksonville, FL • Phone 90

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival www.aicmf.com
Celebrating the 200th Birthdays of Schumann and Chopin
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Alexei Kuznetsoff, piano
Works by Schumann, Chopin
Tickets: $25 -- Call for Tickets 904-261-1779 or email office@aicmf.com
Performed at: Friday Musicale, L’Engle Hall • www.fridaymusicale.com
645 Oak Street, Jacksonville • Phone 904-355-7584

Youth and pros, side-by-side at 8 pm
Festival of Strings at 6:45 pm

Scott Gregg, conductor • Marguerite Richardson, conductor
The advanced JSYO ensembles play side-by-side with the musicians of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra’s annual Major/Minor concert is the season finale of the Publix Super Markets Charities Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra Series, featuring the advanced JSYO ensembles with the musicians of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. The winners of the JSYO Young Artists Competition -- Allison Watkins, flute; Sam Casseday, bass; and Orlando Diaz, piano -- will also take center stage in solo performances with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. The beginning and intermediate students will perform a Festival of Strings at 6:45 p.m., playing side-by-side with the "big kids" in the JSYO Philharmonic.

The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra assembles the most talented young musicians from all over the First Coast into one of the finest youth orchestra programs in the region. The JSYO offers comprehensive orchestral training to more than 200 students ranging from first grade through early college, comprising six ensembles, and led by a team of professional conductors and coaches.

Adults $11 / Children $6

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra • www.jaxsymphony.org • Jacoby Hall • 904-354-5547

Kerry Fradley – director
This concert is open to the public and free with the option of a "love offering."
Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Augustine • www.thefirstparish.org
35 Treasury Street, St. Augustine • Phone 904-824-2806

Toubab Krewe is an American instrumental band which fuses the music of Mali with American musical styles (particularly those of the Southern United States). The group's instrumentation includes kora (21-string harp-lute), kamelengoni (12-string harp-lute), soku (Malian horsehair fiddle), two electric guitars, electric bass guitar, drum set, and African percussion. The group, which is based in Asheville, North Carolina, was founded in early 2005 and has traveled to West Africa several times, working with local musicians. The band released their self-titled debut album in 2005, which was recorded by Steven Heller at Upstream Records in Asheville, North Carolina. The band is currently "finishing up" their second album.

Buy tickets online at http://www.freebirdlive.musictoday.com/

A "live" sound installation with sound artist Erik DeLuca

Free

MOCA Jacksonville
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 366-6911

Homemade experimental electronic music; Jay Peele (trumpet, trombone, tapes, synthesizer, electronics) and Jamison Williams (alto and soprano saxophones), both of Jacksonville, will be performing with McGee.

Free

MOCA Jacksonville
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 366-6911

A special Art Matters lecture by Dr. Debra Murphy about a featured artist in the Tradition Redefined exhibit.

Free and open to the public.

MOCA Jacksonville
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 366-6911

Renowned Concert pianist Scott Watkins performing works by Beethoven and Chopin
This recital is free and open to the public, and free parking is available. For more information about this and other free Library music programs visit jplmusic.blogspot.com, or call (904) 630-2665.
Jacksonville Main Library • www.jaxpubliclibrary.org
Hicks Auditorium (Conference level), 303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Saliva is an American heavy metal and rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in September 1996. They are most famous for their songs, "Always" and "Ladies And Gentlemen", which peaked at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

Purchase tickets online at http://www.freebirdlive.musictoday.com/

Amelia Island, Florida’s northernmost barrier island on the Atlantic, will host the ninth season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, one of the largest chamber festivals in the southeastern U.S.

The 2010 Festival will feature more than 50 internationally acclaimed artists and 18 performances in intimate settings around the island, including churches, the historic courthouse and one of the best preserved Civil War forts in the nation.

For event times and locations, see their schedule.

Our first ever concert in Stockton Park (across the street from the church) will feature the newly-formed St. Mark’s Brass Ensemble, under the direction of Brian Osborne from the JSO. Come at 3:00 and bring a blanket or lawn chair. *Rain location will be Leatherbury Hall.
For more info about the St. Mark's Concert Series, see 2010 Concert Series Brochure
Free and Open to the Public
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church • www.stmarksjacksonville.org
4129 Oxford Avenue, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-388-2681

Enjoy a 5-mile bike ride around beautiful Jekyll Island State Park. We will rent bikes (or bring your own) and take a leisurely but steady ride for about 2 ½ hours.

See details on Meetup or in the May newsletter. RSVP to Shelly at shelfine@gmail.com or 825-8035.

Enjoy a 5-mile bike ride around beautiful Jekyll Island State Park.
(Keep in mind that Jekyll Island is a state park. All of the homes, stores and activities are in the park.)
We will rent bikes (or bring your own) and take a leisurely but steady ride for about 2 to 2½ hours. Most of the ride will be on sidewalks and only a small portion will be through the woods.
On the way we will pass through the historic district and take a break at the Sea Turtle Center. The admission there is about $6.00 for anyone who wants to take a look. It is $5.00 for admission to the park. Bike rentals should be less than $12.00.

Meet at Wheel Fun Rentals, 60 South Beachview Dr. in front of the Days Inn.(http://www.jekyllexperience.com/site/539681/page/279051). Go to the ocean and turn right. It comes up quite shortly.

Please RSVP ASAP so that bikes can be reserved. Reservations can be made until the day of the tour but you will have to call me so I can make sure there are enough bikes. Contact me at shelfine@gmail.com or 904 825-8035 or signup on Meetup.

Come see this nature preserve in East Arlington. Wear walking or hiking shoes, bring sunscreen, hat if you wear one, insect repellent, and water and snacks. For those interested, we will go somewhere and have lunch afterwards. Cost: money for lunch. Meet at the Arboretum, 1445 Millcoe Road, Jacksonville, FL 32225. Note the only way to reach the preserve is from Monument Road (some online direction services incorrectly show Millcoe Rd. connecting to Merrill/Ft. Caroline Rd.) From 9A, exit east on Monument Rd. Turn left on Millcoe Rd. When the road curves to the left, turn right into the Arboretum parking area.

http://www.jacksonvillearboretum.org/
Leaders: Judy Mc, 707-2609

Founded in Los Angeles in 1997 by the expatriate Dave King (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar), Flogging Molly got its start and its name from a local bar called Molly Malone's where the band played and grew and laid down the blueprint for its eventual success. As every member of Flogging Molly will emphatically explain, there were no predetermined expectations for the band's sound. From night to night playing to a packed house at Molly Malone's, the sound evolved organically. Traditional Celtic instruments like violin, mandolin and accordion blended seamlessly with grinding guitars and pounding drums. Without consciously attempting it, Flogging Molly merged the music of King's childhood in Dublin with the music of his adulthood in L.A.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Event Time: 8 PM
Ticket Prices: $25; $30 (Day of Show)
On sale February 19 at 10 AM
Contact Florida Theatre for tickets, (904) 355-2787.

Headlining artists for this year’s festival include includes Grammy award winners, major motion picture actors/songwriters, and folk & bluegrass legends. Headliner are Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Loudon Wainwright III, John Cowan Band, Pierce Pettis, Janis Ian, Greg Brown, Patty Larkin, Catie Curtis, Michael Johnathon, Michael Smith, Ellis Paul, Mark Erelli, Danny Schmidt, Pieta Brown, Doug & Telisha Williams, Cheryl Wheeler, The Farewell Drifters, Antje Duvekot and David Wilcox. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 4th at 10:00 a.m. Advance tickets can be purchased locally at Music Matters on State Road 312, the Saint Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office, or online at the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival website.

Ticket Prices are:
Advance - 3 Day - $59.50
Friday Night - $29.50
Saturday Daytime - $19.50
Saturday Night - $29.50
Sunday Daytime - $19.50

Website :http://www.gamblerogersfest.org

In a hostile sea of disposable, throwaway music, BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 have made a true album. White Lies For Dark Times is a timeless rock record, with a
cohesive collection of music that is as raw, unrelenting and thunderous, as it is arrestingly haunting and emotional.

BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 intelligently has one foot in Harper’s past while
every other limb and appendage reach towards the future. Any preconceptions or
misconceptions in regards to a “Ben Harper sound” must now be adjusted, or thrown out
all together. With BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7, the story of modern rock
music is now being rewritten.

Thursday, April 29, 2010
Event Time: 8 PM
Ticket Prices: $51, $41
On sale February 26 at 10 AM
Contact Florida Theatre for tickets, (904) 355-2787.

My Morning Jacket
(with Preservation Hall Jazz Band)

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Starts 7:00 pm

Tickets: $39.50 & $29.50

Website: http://www.mymorningjacket.com

By online at Ticket Master.

When Elvis Costello's first record was released in 1977, his bristling cynicism and anger linked him with the punk and new wave explosion. A cursory listen to My Aim Is True proves that the main connection that Costello had with the punks was his unbridled passion; he tore through rock's back pages taking whatever he wanted, as well as borrowing from country, Tin Pan Alley pop, reggae, and many other musical genres. Over his career, that musical eclecticism distinguished Costello's records as much as his fiercely literate lyrics. Because he supported his lyrics with his richly diverse music, Costello emerged as one of the most innovative, influential, and best songwriters since Bob Dylan.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Event Time: 8 PM
Ticket Price: $53.50, $43.50, $33.50
On sale January 15 at 10 AM
Contact Florida Theatre for tickets, (904) 355-2787.

Admission: $10 Members and Non-members. Reservations suggested. For reservations, call (904) 899-6038.
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens • www.cummer.org
829 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204 • Phone 904-356-6857
www.noelfreidline.com

Artistic Directors Philip Pan and Rhonda Cassano present user-friendly classical music from the 20th and 21st century. In this concert, percussionist Charlotte Mabrey will take center stage.

Tickets: $9 MOCA Members/$12 non-members. Reservations suggested. Call (904) 366-6911, ext. 208

A benefit for the Music Scholarship Fund at UNF and MOCA Sound Effects Series.
Museum of Contemporary Art / Jacksonville • www.mocajacksonville.org
333 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-366-6911

Join us at Pumpkin Hill Creek Nature Preserve for a day hike with view of the Nassau River that is perfect for bird watching. Plan to meet at the trailhead at 10:00 a.m. for a 3to 4 mile loop. Leashed pets welcome. Limit of 15 hikers. Directions: From 9A north ofthe St. Johns River, exit on Hecksher Dr. east. Turn left at New Berlin Rd. Follow it andbear right at the Y intersection. Continue 5 miles along Cedar Point Rd, then make a leftonto Pumpkin Hill Rd. The trailhead is ahead on the left.

RSVP online at Meetup or email Outings Leader Jonathan Frankel.

Bad Boys of Dance is a fresh, new dance company comprised of the most talented and versatile young male dancers in the world today. Each Bad Boy is hand selected based on his extraordinary physical abilities and artistry. The talent of the Bad Boys is unparalleled in the industry and was founded by the dance world's very own Bad Boy, Rasta Thomas. BBD's mission is to push the boundaries of male dancing and deliver the most exciting dance shows in the world.

Call 1-800-745-3000 for ticket information.
See http://www.badboysofdance.com/ for more information.

Alice in Chains

Sunday, April 25, 2010
Starts 7:00 pm

Tickets: $49.50, $39.50 & $29.50

By online at Ticket Master.

Tales of Our City is an annual tour of Evergreen Cemetery featuring entertaining stories of Jacksonville history. The tour is presented by the Port of Jacksonville and Orange Park Pilot Clubs. Proceeds from the tour will benefit the Jericho School, the Clay County Council on Aging and other community service projects of the two clubs.

Visitors to the tour are requested to use the cemetery Main Gate entrance.

Tours run continuously from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and last approximately two hours.

Aside from the interesting tales, you’ll also be dazzled by the beauty of Evergreen Cemetery’s spectacular grounds, with its Arboretum-like setting. Visitors to the tour are requested to use the Main Gate entrance at Evergreen Cemetery, located at 4535 N. Main St. Tours run continuously Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and last approximately two hours.

Tickets will be available throughout the Jacksonville and Orange Park area. Donations for tour admission are $10 in advance, $12 at the gate, and $4 for children under 12.

For more ticket information, call Maria Guy, 904-733-8352.

See: http://www.pilotclub.org/TOC.html

Use your other senses on this 3 mile hike along the Ravine Trail and a portion of the Florida Trail.
Meet at the picnic area of the park. Wear appropriate hiking shoes. No pets allowed. The Friends of the Park will offer food and drinks for a small donation prior to the event. This event is advertised and open to the public so expect a large turnout.

What: Full Moon Hike

When: Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:30 PM

Where:
Mike Roess Gold Head State Park
6239 State Road 21
Keystone Heights, FL 32656
352-473-4701

Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale
• Dr. Mark Stallings, conductor

Celebrating their 20th Anniversary season, the Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale is an auditioned community chorale presenting choral repertoire from ancient to modern. A cornerstone work of this performance will be Voices of Light by Richard Einhorn. A patchwork of visions, fantasies and reflections assembled from various ancient sources, the spiritual work will be performed as background music for a Palms screening of the 1929 film The Passion of Joan of Arc.

Palms Presbyterian Church • www.palmschurch.org
3410 S. Third Street, Jacksonville Beach, FL • Phone: 904-246-6427

Join us for a gathering and beach fire on Atlantic Beach from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. We‟ll
celebrate the recent Earth Day and the coming year under a sky that will have neither full moon nor dark moon. Walk, sunbathe, swim, sing, and commune with other Sierrans.

Bring food if you wish and a guitar or other musical instrument if you have one, and a
good voice for singing.. Children, adults and good dogs on a leash are welcome. S‟mores
and firewood will be provided. Please make a small donation for the fire permit after youarrive.

Meet on the beach between the 18th & 19th St. beach accesses off Seminole Road.
Stairs are at 18th street. Public parking is available.

No restrooms.
Please RSVP to
Leader Karen Kempf at kempf99@gmail.com.

Presenting the 9th Annual Joseph A. Strasser Butterfly Festival.

The festival features a live butterfly exhibit, games and activities for children, live entertainment, special lectures, food and much more. Guests are encouraged to roam the trails, learn more about butterfly gardening and the environment from local experts, and shop at the Monarch Mall, where vendors showcase everything from native plants to yard art and jewelry.

The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and culminates with nature’s fireworks – a live native butterfly release. Thousands of butterflies cover the sky and this sight is guaranteed to delight all who attend.

Free and open to the public.
For more information see: http://www.treehill.org/butterfly-festival

The City of Jacksonville is proud to once again present Starry Nights which was well-known as one of Jacksonville's most popular outdoor events for more than a decade, combining the wonderful sounds of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and an exciting variety of top entertainers. Idina Menzel will make an appearance on April 24th, creating a festive downtown atmosphere in Metropolitan Park with the beautiful St. Johns River serving as the perfect backdrop.

Metropolitan Park
April 24
Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Music begins at 7:30 p.m.

$15 Advance Lawn Seating | $20 Day of Show | $35 Preferred Seating | $50 VIP

Keller Williams (b.February 4, 1970) is an American musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who began performing in the early 1990s. He is also known by the names K-Dub or just Keller, when performing. Williams' music combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, and other assorted genres. He is often described as a 'one-man jam-band'.[1]

For more information see: http://www.myspace.com/kellerwilliams

Purchase tickets online at http://www.freebirdlive.musictoday.com/

Friday Musicale: A Tribute to Eileen Farrel
KIMBERLY BEASLEY, soprano • www.classicalsinger.com
BONITA SONSINO WYKE, piano

Friday Musicale concerts are presented for the benefit of the Jacksonville community and are free.

Friday Musicale • www.fridaymusicale.com
645 Oak Street, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-355-7584
Contact: Henson Markham, 3rd Vice-Pres., 904-346-0373

Blues Traveler is an American rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock. They are known for extensive use of segues in their live performances.

While Blues Traveler is best known among fans for their improvisational live shows, the general public is most familiar with the group from their singles "But Anyway", "Run-Around" and "Hook". They gained mainstream radio popularity from their fourth studio album Four, released in 1994.

See http://www.myspace.com/bluestraveler for more information
Purchase tickets online at http://www.freebirdlive.musictoday.com/

You probably remember John Witherspoon as Ice Cube’s (Craig’s) outrageously funny, dog-catching dad in New Line Cinema’s smash urban trilogy Friday, Next Friday & Friday After Next, or as “Pops” on the long-running syndicated sitcom The Wayans Brothers…or as Spoon on NBC’s The Tracy Morgan Show. One thing’s for sure… once you’ve seen Witherspoon you completely understand why he has earned the reputation as one of America’s funniest dads.
Tickets are $20 or $25 plus tax depending on seat selection.

Thu - Apr 22, 2010 8:00
Fri - Apr 23, 2010 8:00
Fri - Apr 23, 2010 10:00
Sat - Apr 24, 2010 8:00
Sat - Apr 24, 2010 10:00

See http://comedyzone.com/index2.php
or call 904-292-4242 for more information.

Energy, enthusiasm and wind power! These words sum up the lively spring concert that includes the Mozart Quartet in F Major for oboe and strings. Mozart wrote beautifully for woodwinds and his music for winds - which includes numerous serenades, divertimentos and other works - was much admired by the young Beethoven. Mozart gives the oboist ample opportunity for virtuoso display while the strings merely accompany it, but there are also many passages of true ensemble playing where the melodic line moves easily between oboist and strings. This not-to-be-missed program includes the Jacksonville premiere of a fresh and modern string quartet by this season’s composer-in-residence, James Lee, III.

REBECCA CLARKE Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale, viola and clarinet • BRAHMS Two Songs, for alto, viola, and piano, Op. 91 • JAMES LEE The Appointed Time for String Quartet • MOZART Quartet in F Major for oboe and strings, K. 370


Tickets may be purchased at www.ritzchamberplayers.org, or through the Jacksonville Symphony Box Office at 904-354-5547


Ritz Chamber Players www.ritzchamberplayers.org


Jacoby Symphony Hall • Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

300 West Water Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

The JU Orchestra closes out the season with another concert of exciting orchestral favorites, including Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Terry Concert Hall • Jacksonville University • www.ju.edu
2800 Univ Blvd North, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 800-225-2027

Movies in the Park are back!! Enjoy a second year of this FREE, family-friendly movie series, which runs each Friday, from April 17 through May 8 at 8 p.m.

April 16th: Shrek
April 23rd: Sixteen Candles
April 30th: Back to the Future
May 7th: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Bring your picnic blankets and camp chairs to Treaty Oak Park and enjoy a movie under the stars. Come early to get a good seat and enjoy the sounds of 96.9 The Eagle while you wait. Free lawn games will be available before the movie to keep kids busy.

For more information, call 451-3344

Free parking available in the Suddath garage on Flagler Street across from the Hampton Inn. Garage gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and stay open until 1:00 a.m.

“This all-Russian concert features virtuoso works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, as well as Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, Pictures at an
Exhibition, in its original setting for solo piano.”

UNF Faculty Recital
Dr. Gary Smart, piano
Monday, April 19, 2010
Recital Hall – 7:30 p.m.
Free

JCC: "I Never Saw Another Butterfly"

Jacksonville Children's Chorus presents "I Never Saw Another Butterfly," a Holocast Memorial Concert.

Tickets $15 General Admission

For more info or tickets, visit www.jaxchildrenschorus.com or call 904-353-1636


McGehee Auditorium • Bolles School, San Jose Campus • www.bolles.org

7400 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-733-9292

Riverside Community Concert: Anthems of Andrew Clarke
Sung by the Riverside Cantata Choir
Riverside Presbyterian Church • www.rpcjax.org
849 Park St. (corner of Post) • Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-355-4585

Riverside Community Concert: Anthems of Andrew Clarke
Sung by the Riverside Cantata Choir
Riverside Presbyterian Church • www.rpcjax.org
849 Park St. (corner of Post) • Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-355-4585

Join MOCA for an inside look at the creative life by touring the working studios of artists located in the Beaches area from Atlantic Beach to Mickler's Landing. See works in progress and meet the artists in the space where it all begins.

$20 Students | $35 Member | $42 Non-member | $70 VIP
Tickets available at MOCA. Artistree Gallery, Stellers Gallery and R. Roberts Gallery.

See http://www.Mocajacksonville.com for more details.

A Musical Drama of Innocence Gone Astray.

Emily Franklin, the daughter of a prominent Pastor, seemingly has it all. She has a great family, a wonderful love interest and is a role model in her father’s church.

But things aren’t always what they seem. Emily is hiding a very shocking secret and has been working overtime to cover it up. When her worlds collide, events take a drastic turn, secrets are exposed and skeletons come crashing out the closet.

Witness the power of grace and redemption in this new inspirational musical based on true stories.

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 PM
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3 PM & 7:30 PM
Ticket Prices: $40.50, $37.50 ($5 Discount for Groups of 10 or More)
Contact Florida Theatre for tickets, (904) 355-2787.

First Coast Opera will be showing its sinfully fun side in its latest production, Opera Noir: A Night Of Mischievous Music. This concert will be performed on April 16 and 17, 2010 at 7:30 pm and again on April 18, 2010, at 2:00 pm. All performances will be on the Matuza Main Stage of the Limelight Theatre at 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, FL.

Opera Noir will take the audience on a journey hosted by the Noir Emcee...showing his influence over all of our characters...inspiring our darker sides by playing to our jealousies, our desires, the need for revenge and control...and even through our love for others. It will be a night of deliciously sinful music from the greatest operas and musicals.

See: http://www.firstcoastopera.com/shows-operanoir.htm


Matuza Main Stage, Limelight Theatre
11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32084
Tickets: $20 at the door, $17 in advance,
$15 each for groups of 10 or more.

UNF Chorale & UNF Brahms Orchestra
Dr. Cara Tasher, conductor
Friday, April 16, 2010
St. John’s Cathedral – 7:30 p.m.
$10 - Adults
$5 - Student & Senior

JSO: Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto

• Fabio Mechetti, conductor
• Arnaldo Cohen, piano
• Jacksonville Symphony Chorus


• SZEWCZYK First Coast Fanfare (World Premiere)
• MENDELSSOHN Psalm 98, "Sing to the Lord" • MENDELSSOHN Psalm 114, "The Journey from Israel to Egypt
• RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra • www.jaxsymphony.org • Jacoby Hall • 904-354-5547

As a principal cast member on Fox’s hit sketch comedy show Mad TV, Aries brought a fresh, hip style to the already-edgy program from the third through the tenth season. The producers made full use of many of Aries’s talents by calling on him frequently to create new hilarious characters and write sketches. Some of the many recurring characters that Aries is famous for on the show include: Belma Buttons, Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, Mike Tyson, Walter (Crackheads), Reggie (Erascist), Dollar Bill Montgomery, Shaquille O'Neal, The Klumps, Michael Jackson, Sisqo, Evander Holyfield, El Diablo Negro and more.
Thu - Apr 15, 2010 8:00
Fri - Apr 16, 2010 8:00
Fri - Apr 16, 2010 10:00
Sat - Apr 17, 2010 8:00
Sat - Apr 17, 2010 10:00

Ticket prices for Thurs are $17 or $22 depending on seat selection.
Ticket prices for Fri & Sat are $19 or $24 depending on seat selection.

See http://comedyzone.com/index2.php
or call 904-292-4242 for more information.

Come be a part of what has now become a tradition at JU – an intimate nightclub experience. The event will celebrate the ultimate art of musical communication through small jazz combos, featuring the JU student jazz ensembles and faculty.

P19 Studio Theatre • Jacksonville University • www.ju.edu
2800 Univ Blvd North, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 800-225-2027

• Dr. Gordon Brock, conductor
• Charlie Rankin, conductor

For tickets, call Box Office at 620-2878

Lazzara Hall • University of North Florida • Department of Music • www.unf.edu/coas/music/
1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 • Phone 904-620-2961

Astrophysicist, author and visionary Neil deGrasse Tyson has written nine books, including his two latest books “Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries,” which was a New York Times bestseller, and “The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet,” chronicling his experience at the center of the controversy over Pluto’s planetary status.

Tyson is the recipient of nine honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. His contributions to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union in their official naming of asteroid 13123 Tyson. Tyson was also voted Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive by People Magazine in 2000.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
7:30 p.m. at the UNF Arena
Tickets are free but must be requested online in advance: http://capricorn.anf.unf.edu/ticketing/tyson.asp

UNF Wind Symphony & Concert Band
Dr. Gordon Brock, conductor
Charlie Rankin, conductor

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Lazzara Hall – 7:30 p.m.
Adults: $10
Students: Free
Call Box Office at 620-2878

University of North Florida string students performing under the tutelage of Dr. Simon Shiao (violin & viola) and Dr. Nick Curry (cello)

This recital is free and open to the public, and free parking is available.

For more information about this and other free Library music programs visit jplmusic.blogspot.com, or call (904) 630-2665.

Jacksonville Main Library • www.jaxpubliclibrary.org
Hicks Auditorium (Conference level), 303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

University of North Florida string students performing under the tutelage of Dr. Simon Shiao (violin & viola) and Dr. Nick Curry (cello)

This recital is free and open to the public, and free parking is available.

For more information about this and other free Library music programs visit jplmusic.blogspot.com, or call (904) 630-2665.

Jacksonville Main Library • www.jaxpubliclibrary.org
Hicks Auditorium (Conference level), 303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Simon Shiao, conductor
Monday, April 12, 2010
Main Library, Hicks Auditorium – 6:15 p.m.
Free

Charlotte Mabrey, conductor
Dr. Randall Tinnin, conductor
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Jacoby Hall – 3:00 p.m.
Free

The City of Jacksonville is proud to once again present Starry Nights which was well-known as one of Jacksonville's most popular outdoor events for more than a decade, combining the wonderful sounds of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and an exciting variety of top entertainers. STYX will make an appearance on April 10th, creating a festive downtown atmosphere in Metropolitan Park with the beautiful St. Johns River serving as the perfect backdrop.

Metropolitan Park
April 10
Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Music begins at 7:30 p.m.


$15 Advance Lawn Seating | $20 Day of Show | $35 Preferred Seating | $50 VIP

Enjoy the best of nature in North Florida. Featuring kayakling, live animals, family estuary explorer programs and more!

$3/ vehicle.

505 Guana River Rd.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
904-823-4500

See http://gtmnerr.org/Leave_No_Family_Inside_Flyer.pdf for more information.

Dressage is a French term meaning "training". Dressage requires the horse and rider to combine the strength and ability of gymnastics with the elegance and beauty of ballet. It may look effortless, but truly it is the result from years of training. To guide a horse through a series of complex maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's hands, legs, and weight require extreme coordination of the riders muscle's.

Featured Events:
Official Qualfying Competition for the FEI North American Junior
Young Rider Championships Collecting Gates Farm/USEF National Junior/Young Rider
Bretina Cup Championships

For more information see: http://www.nfladressage.org/
Free and open to the public!

COMPOSER MICHAEL HOSFORD AND FRIENDS
Friday Musicale concerts are presented for the benefit of the Jacksonville community and are free.
Friday Musicale • www.fridaymusicale.com
645 Oak Street, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-355-7584
Contact: Henson Markham, 3rd Vice-Pres., 904-346-0373

The film tells a gripping tale of microbes, medicine and money as well as exposes thehidden story of Lyme disease, one of the most controversial and fastest growing epidemics of our time.

An open question-and-answer session will follow the film, with Mandy Hughes, one of the film’s featured subjects, and Dr. Kerry Clark, a public health research professor in UNF’s Brooks College of Health.

This event is free and open to the public but tickets are required and available online at http://www.unf.edu/lectures

Springing The Blues is a free outdoor blues music festival designed to celebrate America's indigenous musical form and promote support of the arts. The three-day oceanfront event features a number of renowned blues performers as well as numerous displays and activities geared for the entire family.
See http://www.springingtheblues.com/index.cfm for more details!

The College of Fine Arts at Jacksonville University presents a production of Chess, a new musical which involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other; all in the context of a Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, during which both countries wanted to win international chess tournaments for propaganda purposes.

Friday, April 9, 2010, 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 3 PM

Ticket Prices: $18.50 (Adults); $13.50 (Student, Senior, Military)

Performances are scheduled for April 9 –11, 2010. Contact Florida Theatre for tickets, (904) 355-2787.

Javier Carrion, recording engineer
CD and DVD Recording Project: “Live from the Great American Jazz Series 2010: UNF JE1 featuring the UNF Jazz Faculty”

Javier Carrion studied at The University of Miami School of Music. He over the past two decades has worked with such artists as Brian McKnight, Jon Secada, Chayanne, Gladys Knight, Barbara Streisand, and many other accomplished artists.


Thursday, April 8, 2010
Lazzara Hall – 7:30 p.m.
$25/$17/$8
Call Box Office at 620-2878.
BUY TICKETS

First Wednesday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of Downtown Jacksonville's galleries and museums, as well as cultural venues, restaurants and businesses.

Held each month from 5-9 p.m. - rain or shine - the Art Walk spans a 15-block radius within the Downtown core and is the ultimate opportunity to savor Jacksonville's deep pool of creative talent. Some venues close at 8 p.m. but more than a dozen are open after 9pm.

See http://downtownjacksonville.org/first-wednesday-art-walk for more information or stop by Hemming Plaza on the day of the event to pick up a map.

Boyz II Men – hailed by the RIAA as the most commercially successful R&B group of all time – return to center stage! The group’s clean-cut “retro nouveau” image, synchronized dance routines, and polished stage act were key to their rapid rise to stardom. Between 1992 and 1997, Boyz II Men recorded five Number One Pop hits and twelve Top Ten R&B singles, sold over 60 million records worldwide, and earned a host of awards including four Grammy Awards.

Thursday, April 8, 2010
Event Time: 8 PM
Ticket Prices: $40, $35
On sale December 4

Veteran comedian Ralphie May’s popularity exploded after the success of the first season of NBC’s hit reality series, “Last Comic Standing”.
Tickets are $25 or $30 depending on seat selection.
Show times are
Thu - Apr 08, 2010 8:00
Fri - Apr 09, 2010 8:00
Fri - Apr 09, 2010 10:00
Sat - Apr 10, 2010 7:00
Sat - Apr 10, 2010 9:00
Sat - Apr 10, 2010 11:00
See http://comedyzone.com/index2.php
or call 904-292-4242 for more information.

RFA: Rastrelli Cello Quartet
www.rastrelli.de
Location: Church of The Good Shepherd • www.goodshepherd23.org
1100 Stockton Street, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-387-5691
Riverside Fine Arts Concert Series • For tickets, visit riversidefinearts.org
For more information, call 904-389-6222

CARNEGIE HALL PREVIEW RECITAL
Friday Musicale concerts are presented for the benefit of the Jacksonville community and are free.
Friday Musicale • www.fridaymusicale.com
645 Oak Street, Jacksonville, FL • Phone 904-355-7584
Contact: Henson Markham, 3rd Vice-Pres., 904-346-0373

The "More Wednesday" music program begins at 12:30 and last 25 minutes. Each program is followed by a delicious luncheon in Bittinger Hall, for a cost of $6. Reservations should be made on the Monday preceding.

• Riverside Presbyterian Church
• www.rpcjax.org
• 849 Park St., Jacksonville, FL
• Phone 904-355-4585

Preview the Jacksonville Symphony's upcoming "Latin Fusion!" concert.
This recital is free and open to the public, and free parking is available. For more information about this and other free Library music programs visit jplmusic.blogspot.com, or call (904) 630-2665.

• Jacksonville Main Library
• www.jaxpubliclibrary.org
• Hicks Auditorium (Conference level), 303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

This month, J.B. Scott directs with Terence Blanchard on trumpet.

• March 24th, 7:30 PM
• Tickets: $35/$27/$8
• Call Box Office at 620-2878 for directions